i am here on behalf of my husband, jim brady. he was wounded in the assassination attempt on ronald reagan in 1981. >> my name is dan gross and i am here for my brother matthew, who was shot and ahead on the top of the empire state building and 1997. and for our dear friend christopher, who was killed that day. for the 90 americans who are killed every day by a bullet, and for everyone of us who just wants to live in a safer nation. today, we're here to mark the 20 year anniversary of what could fairly be called the most significant step forward toward that goal of a safer nation. handgun violence prevention act took effect 20 years ago today. report,duce the special to introduce this report that we have issued -- to celebrate the success of this legislation and to define the critical work that lies ahead, 20 years of brady background checks, the case of finishing the job and making america safer. first, i would like to thank some special guests. of course, the victims and families that have joined us here today. i know i speak f